-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Alexandros Papadopoulos said: > + I enabled password authentication in sshd_config > (PasswordAuthentication yes) > + aptitude update && aptitude dist-upgrade, which updated the packages > and restarted the openssh daemon > + shortly thereafter my SSH connection was terminated > + I tried to login to the machine, but never got the chance:
Are you trying to login as root? You need to set "PermitRootLogin yes" in sshd_config to allow password authentication for root. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFIMokFBi3LpOkEzmoRAjn5AJ4nYW3CuY4uJcPievqS3D/qx7Xi3QCfegrF 7m4RMCmCfa6K0oeyIitxePg= =ZPGF -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
